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RAISIO TO STREAMLINE ITS BUSINESS STRUCTURE

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Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release   19 April 2006 at 11.00 a.m. Finnish time


RAISIO TO STREAMLINE ITS BUSINESS STRUCTURE
Changes in the management


In order to develop the operations and the performance of Raisio the
organizational structure will be streamlined. The business areas Raisio Nutrition
and Raisio Life Sciences will be dissolved as of 1 May 2006 and the structure of
the group will consist of four profit centers. The segment reporting will be
converted into the four division model from the third quarter.

Due to dissolving the business areas the president of Raisio Nutrition, Mr Olavi
Kuusela, leaves his position immediately. The president of Raisio Life Sciences,
Mr Jukka Lavi, will continue at Raisio until 30 September 2006 to ensure the
continuity of the current growth projects in the ingredients business.

Food division is the biggest of the four profit centers of Raisio measured by the
turnover (EUR 210 million in 2005). Mr Denis Mattsson has been appointed
president of the food division and member of the Executive Committee as of 1 May
2006. Mr Mattsson has worked at Atria Group plc as Commercial Director.

The current president of the Feed and Malt division (turnover EUR 186 million in
2005), Mr Leif Liedes, will continue as the head of the division. The purchasing
and logistics operations will be included into his responsibility. Mr Liedes is
also appointed member of the Executive Committee.

Mr Matti Rihko has been appointed president of the Ingredients division (turnover
EUR 50 million in 2005) and member of the Executive Committee as of 1 August
2006. Mr Rihko's current position is Regional Director Europe in Altadis SA.

The operations of the Diagnostics division (turnover EUR 9 million in 2005) have
been rationalized and the recruitment of a new president for the division is in
the final phase.

As Raisio estimated in its financial statements, the result for the first quarter
is clearly weaker than in the comparison period. The operating result for the
first quarter is approximately EUR 1.5 million in the red. Raisio will publish
its first quarter figures on 4 May 2006 at around 11 a.m.

RAISIO PLC

Taru Narvanmaa
Executive Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
tel. + 358 2 443 2240 or +358 50 590 9398

Further information:
CEO Rabbe Klemets, tel. +358 2 443 2220 or +358 400 821 614



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